1986 ONPA Television year-end contest results

Photographer of the Year
1st – Scott Huffman, WDTN-TV, Dayton
2nd – Andrew Hignite, WLWT-TV, Cincinnati
3rd – Tom Sharkey, WDTN-TV Dayton
ties – Dave Hollis, WKYC-TV, Cleveland

Best Team Award
Kris John and Steve Goldstein, WDTN, Dayton, “Miamisburg Day 2”

Campaign 86
1st – Richard Nordstrom, WHIO, Dayton, “Gilmore on the Road”
2nd – Ron Widman, WBNS, Colmubus, “Rhodes and Republicans”
3rd – Bob Phillips, WDTN, Dayton, “Dayton Boy to Governor”

Editing with Effects
1st – Andrew Hignite, WLWT, Cincinnati, “A Gate You’ll Be Proud Of”
2nd – William Fesh, WKBN, Youngstown, “Weightlifting”
3rd – Scott Huffman, WDTN, Dayton, “Manic Motion”
3rd – Byron Stirsman, WHIO, Dayton, “Primitive Camping”

Editing without Effects
1st – Scott Huffman, WDTN, Dayton, “BMX”
2nd – Andrew Hignite, WLWT, Cincinnati, “Warsaw Falcons”
3rd – Pierina Morelli, WKBN, Youngstown, “Women Pool Players”

General News
1st – Scott Huffman, WDTN, Dayton, “Sugar Maple Scare”
2nd – Resa Toller, WCPO, Cincinnati, “Protest”
3rd – Brad Winget, WHIO, Dayton, “Light Up Dayton”
3rd – Byron Stirsman, WHIO, Dayton, “Primitive Camping”

Holiday Feature
1st – Dave Hollis, WKYC, Cleveland, “Haunted Cable Co.”
2nd – William Fesh, WKBN, Youngstown, “Autumn”
3rd – Dee Moorman, WHIO, Dayton, “Family Christmas”

Live Feature
1st – Scott Huffman, WDTN, Dayton, “Toad Tuning”
2nd – Tom Sharkey, WDTN, Dayton, “Life Christmas at the Falls”
3rd – Dee Moorman, WHIO, Dayton, “Family Christmas”
3rd – Brad Winget, WHIO, Dayton, “Willie Mosconi”

Live News
1st – Dick Nordstrom, WHIO, Dayton, “Miamisburg Tanker Fire”
2nd – Chuck Upthegrove, WHIO, Dayton, “Keep ‘Em Warm”
3rd – Scott Huffman, WDTN, Dayton, “Toxic Train”
3rd – Steve Goldstein, WDTN, Dayton, “Miamisburg Tanker Fire”

Mini Doc
1st – Tom Frankenfield, WLWT, Cincinnati, “Junk Mail”
2nd – Byron Stirsmam, WHIO, Dayton, “Belize with Love”
3rd – Scott Huffman, WDTN, Dayton, “Out of Control”

News Personality Profile
1st – KrisJohn, WDTN, Dayton, “Dumby”
2nd – Andrew Hignite, WLWT, Cincinnati, “Mr. State Trooper”
3rd – Scott Huffman, WDTN, Dayton, “Captain Bill”

News Feature with Effects
1st – Dave Hollis, WKYC, Cleveland, “Terminal Tower Ghost”
2nd – Scott Huffman, WDTN, Dayton, “Yellow Springs Carriage Service”
3rd – Robert Busby, WLWT, Cincinnati, “What Your Dreams Mean”
3rd – Andrew Hignite, WLWT, Cincinnati, “River Pilot”

News Feature without Effects
1st – Andrew Hignite, WLWT, Cincinnati, “Warsaw Falcons”
2nd – Brad Winget, WHIO, Dayton, “Ryans Balloons”
2nd – Byron Stirsman, WHIO, Dayton, “Puppet Man”
3rd – Scott Huffman, WDTN, Dayton, “Tree Wrapping”

Shuttle Crash
1st – Andrew Hignite, WLWT, Cincinnati, “Local Class Shuttle Memorial”
2nd – Ron Widman, WNBS, Columbus, “Shuttle Memorial School”
3rd – Steve Baker, WKYC, Cleveland, “Dr. Resnick”
3rd – James Robinson, WHIO, Dayton, “Rawley Reax”

Sports
1st – Scott Huffman, WDTN, Dayton, “BMX”
2nd – Thomas P. Sharkey, WDTN, Dayton, “Dunbar Loses”
3rd – Dave Hollis, WKYC, Cleveland, “Browns-Buffalo”

Sports Personality Profile
1st – Scott Huffman, WDTN, Dayton, “Paula Earle”
2nd – Thomas P. Sharkey, WDTN, Dayton, “Mary”
3rd – Paul Moses, WKEF, Dayton, “Tony Perez Day”

Sports Feature
1st – Andrew Hignite, WLWT, Cincinnati, “A Gate You’ll Be Proud Of”
2nd – Kevin Jordan, WKRC, Cincinnati, “Ron Harper”
3rd – William Fesh, WKBN, Youngstown, “Weightlifting”

Spot News
1st – Rick Robertson, WKYC, Cleveland, “Central Fire”
2nd – Scott Huffman, WDTN, Dayton, “Wittenburg Blaze”
3rd – Robert Busby, WLWT, Cincinnati, “Dayton Chemical Fire”
3rd – Thomas P. Sharkey, WDTN, Dayton, “Troy Drowning”